Listen to Spotify Playlists for Free on iOS and Android

After having free access to playlists on the desktop version of Spotify, they've finally decided to let mobile users of their app also listen and create playlists or stream albums for free. There is a catch of course. Playlists can only be played in shuffle mode and there will be ads. Spotify will also include songs from other artists at their choosing while you're listening, although you can skip up to six times an hour just like you can when using their radio feature.

This is very exciting for those of us who use VOiceOver or Talkback since the desktop application is not that accessible. I'm very happy that I'll get to finally pick an artist to listen to or playlist and hear the music I want to hear rather than be frustrated by the randomness of radio.

For the past three years Alena has been a feature writer for the online magazine
Matilda Ziegler. She has also been a contractor for the Oregon Commission for the
Blind, helping blind adults learn to use adaptive technology. She is studying to
be a teacher of the visually impaired at Portland State. You might also recognize
her from the Serotalk podcast Triple Click Home.